Clara, recently hired by Bruce and visibly pregnant, is confronted at Hansen Group by colleagues who insist she resign because she's "inefficient" and only has a high school diploma. They tally one day's use of company resources at $1,700 and demand payment; when she says she has no money they accuse her of theft and order a search despite Yulia's warning. Clara collapses in pain, gasping "I'm pregnant." Searchers find an aloeswood pearl and claim it's Steve's prized item, accusing her of stealing as staff close in - her labor and guilt unresolved.